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Day 47: Rauner’s Ives Problem Re-Emerges as She Formally Backs Anti-Rauner Party Chairman

Governor Bruce Rauner’s struggling reelection campaign got more bad news this weekend as state Representative Jeanne Ives announced she would back the effort to take down Rauner’s handpicked party chairman. The Illinois GOP Party Chairman election has turned into an ugly affair and threatens to enflame the party’s open wounds. Rauner recently told a radio station he was “unifying…

Fed Study: Hogan’s Maryland is the Only State in USA with Declining Economy Over Next 6 Mos

A new report out from Market Watch citing data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows Governor Larry Hogan’s Maryland as the only state in the country that will see “economic activity deteriorate in the next six months.” “It’s no surprise that Maryland’s economy is slumping under Governor Larry Hogan,” said DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold. “He failed to…

Has Rauner Read Eight Word-Long Senger Email?

Rauner Brings Back IPI Cartoon Strategy in Senger Email Defense With Bruce Rauner’s administration once again in turmoil, the failed governor is bringing back a familiar strategy: claiming ignorance and refusing to comment. Eight months ago, Rauner claimed he hadn’t seen a controversial cartoon printed by his former Illinois Policy Institute allies. The ensuing fiasco led to…

Embarrassing: Pawlenty’s Former LG Endorses His Primary Opponent

Molnau Calls Johnson the “Most Electable” Candidate You won’t be seeing a recreation of this picture anytime soon: Today, Carol Molnau, Tim Pawlenty’s former Lieutenant Governor, endorsed Pawlenty’s primary opponent Jeff Johnson: “Former Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau, who served two terms with Pawlenty, said Friday she supports Johnson over her old boss in the Minnesota…

DGA Chair Inslee Statement on Signing of Extreme Anti-Choice Bill in Iowa

Today, DGA Chair Jay Inslee released the following statement regarding Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ singing of an extreme anti-choice bill in Iowa: “Iowa just became the most extreme anti-choice state in the country under the leadership of a Republican governor. Governor Kim Reynolds is wasting taxpayer dollars on a social agenda that will result in…

ICYMI: Editorial: “Reynolds Has Only Herself to Blame” for Growing Ethics Scandals

The Quad-City Times published a damning editorial about how Kim Reynolds’ mounting “ethical failures” are hurting her credibility and political viability as governor. Reynolds has been taking heat for her secretive handling of a sexual harassment scandal involving a close political ally. She compounded her problems this week by appointing her father to a state…

Reminder: Mayor Allan Fung Ran Cranston’s Police Department “Like a Mafia”

Latest News May 03, 2018

Reminder: Mayor Allan Fung Ran Cranston’s Police Department “Like a Mafia”

As Mayor Allan Fung laughably puts forward a “government reform” plan, Rhode Islanders are reminded of hid long history of mismanagement and failing to address waste, fraud, and abuse in Cranston. Mayor Fung grossly mismanaged the Cranston Police Department, which is much smaller than the state police department Fung hopes to run. An investigation of…

FACT CHECK: Scott Walker’s Real Record on Opioid Crisis

Latest News May 03, 2018

FACT CHECK: Scott Walker’s Real Record on Opioid Crisis

Walker Enthusiastically Endorsed ‘Awesome’ Bills to Slash Substance Abuse Treatment for Wisconsinites As Scott Walker’s latest ad tries to gloss over his real record on Wisconsin’s devastating opioid epidemic, Wisconsin voters are reminded that he supported dangerous bills in Congress that would have gutted resources needed to combat the state’s substance abuse crisis. Last year,…

Breaking New Report Shows Hogan Dropped the Ball on Major Campaign Promise

Latest News May 03, 2018

Breaking New Report Shows Hogan Dropped the Ball on Major Campaign Promise

Larry Hogan Failed to Meet With Discovery Communications Before They Announced Loss of 1300 Maryland Jobs A bombshell new report in Bethesda Beat shows that Governor Larry Hogan dropped the ball on a major campaign promise of his by failing to meet with one of the state’s largest employers before it announced it would be moving 1,300…

Rauner Silent on Disturbing Email That Admin Kept Hidden for Four Months

Latest News May 03, 2018

Rauner Silent on Disturbing Email That Admin Kept Hidden for Four Months

Rauner Admin Blocked Release of Email Suggesting U.S. Sen Duckworth be Blamed for Quincy Legionnaires’ Outbreak This week, WBEZ published a disturbing email from Governor Bruce Rauner’s former legislative liaison, Darlene Senger, who suggested shifting blame for the Quincy Legionnaires’ outbreak onto combat veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. Rauner has not addressed the email yet, and…

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Day 47: Rauner’s Ives Problem Re-Emerges as She Formally Backs Anti-Rauner Party Chairman

Fed Study: Hogan’s Maryland is the Only State in USA with Declining Economy Over Next 6 Mos

Has Rauner Read Eight Word-Long Senger Email?

Embarrassing: Pawlenty’s Former LG Endorses His Primary Opponent

DGA Chair Inslee Statement on Signing of Extreme Anti-Choice Bill in Iowa

ICYMI: Editorial: “Reynolds Has Only Herself to Blame” for Growing Ethics Scandals

Reminder: Mayor Allan Fung Ran Cranston’s Police Department “Like a Mafia”

FACT CHECK: Scott Walker’s Real Record on Opioid Crisis

Breaking New Report Shows Hogan Dropped the Ball on Major Campaign Promise

Rauner Silent on Disturbing Email That Admin Kept Hidden for Four Months